too much "pounding!"

[Jon Page]

I can't help but feel that if you are hitting the keys so hard as to almost 
cripple
your fingers then you are doing considerable damage to the keyboard, not to 
mention
using implements of destruction. As long as you are playing harder than the 
pianist,
in normal playing; it will stay. In a home situation, I don't see the need 
to bully the
piano into stability.

Know your customer. Ask them to play for you. This will help you in your 
tuning style
and assistance with regulation. A light touch demands closer tolerances, 
which will
increase dynamics.  There is more than tuning the piano while you are there.

Home tuning is not concert tuning, don't wear yourself out on them.
Save it for performance venues unless, you need the practice...

But don't get crazy,

Jon Page

At 07:11 PM 03/28/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Patrick,
>
>Absolutely SMASHING idea! Thanks!!
>
>Terry
>
>>From: J Patrick Draine <draine@mediaone.net>
>>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>Subject: Re: too much "pounding!"
>>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:43:53 -0500
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>Any suggestions as to how to lessen the stress on our "pounding"
>>>fingers? I use my left index & thumb for loud striking, and I am
>>>losing the feeling in the tips as they are becoming continually numb!
>>
>>Gee Terry, did we ever tell you how much fun this trade can be!?!
>>But seriously, you need to glue & dowel a couple of hammer heads
>>together to make yourself a key wacker. Then you can beat the keys
>>without destroying your fingers.
>>
>>Patrick
>
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